FedEx Raising Shipping Rates by 6.9% Outlines Cost Cuts
The company’s June-August revenue increased slightly on higher fees, while profits fell considerably.
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2022
The New Reality for Distribution eCommerce
As MDM’s latest webcast discussed, the mere existence of eCommerce is no longer a competitive edge, as customization features are now expected by many B2B buyers.
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TricorBraun to Acquire Mark’s Barrel Company
The transaction for Utah-based MBC is expected to close in October.
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Core & Main to Acquire Fire Protection Distributor in Hawaii
It marks the sixth acquisition of the year for Core & Main.
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Fed Makes 3rd Straight Major Rate Hike, Signals More to Come
The latest 0.75 percentage point increase brings the Fed’s benchmark interest rate to its highest mark since early 2008.
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OSHA Reveals 2022 Top 10 Safety Violations
Fall Protection remained atop the list of violations in 2022, though there was some shifting elsewhere in the top 10.
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Why Are Some Distributors Still Resisting Technology?
When it comes to technology, what’s considered business as usual won’t cut it any longer. It needs to be invested in and updated.
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Grainger Expects Sales to Near $20B by 2025
The MRO products giant’s annual Investor Day event outlined the company’s three-year performance projections, which include continued strong sales growth.
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MDM Podcast: Here’s How Bluon is Changing the HVAC Game
Bluon founder and CEO Peter Capuciati stops by the MDM Podcast to discuss the unique transformation he and his company took from a focus on R&D to reducing friction between HVAC distributors and technicians.
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Builder Confidence Declines for 9th Straight Month
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell again in September.
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Home Depot Expands Reporting on Diversity and Deforestation Efforts
The reporting will expand on information previously provided in Home Depot’s ESG report.
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Epicor Hires New Chief Marketing Officer
Jenny Victor brings more than two decades of product, corporate and marketing leadership experience to Epicor.
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Motion Launches New Website for MotionAi
The new website unites the legacy of recently-acquired automation intelligence and comes seven months after MotionAi was launched.
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Turning 100, Wesco Nets Major Acquisition and Reflects on Anixter Impact
The distributor of electrical, data and security products celebrated its centennial with an eventful Sept. 7 that shared a ‘New Wesco’ vision going forward. Get the details here.
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Quicktake: Amazon’s Trade Practices Under Fire
Mike Marks and Tom Gale examine a California lawsuit against Amazon, the broader trade practices at play for distributors and the broader issues for how distributors can differentiate with stronger value propositions.
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FedEx to Slash Costs Over Dim Earnings Forecast
Among other cuts, the company says it is reducing flights and closing 90 office locations after projecting major revenue shortfalls.
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ASA Adds Former Winsupply Exec to Lead Labor Effort
Steve Edwards will work to develop and expand a marketing and communication strategy to create awareness of PHCP/PVF career opportunities.
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Report: 4 in 5 Distribution & Manufacturing Decision Makers Worried About Hiring
The report assesses the manufacturing and distribution industries, with particular attention to Gen Z’s opinions about the future of the sector.
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MSC Adds Former Hilti Exec as COO
Simultaneously, the company’s current supply chain leader will transition responsibilities ahead of his planned retirement.
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Your Customers Have Already Reset Distribution’s Value in the Channel
Your end customers have less time than ever to spend with manufacturer and distributor account managers. They’ve changed — have you?
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